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Definition of Proke
1. v. i. To poke; to thrust.
Definition of Proke
1. Verb. (obsolete) To poke; to thrust. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proke
1. to poke [v PROKED, PROKING, PROKES] - See also: poke
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proke
Literary usage of Proke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and by Charles Mackay (1887)
"proke, he thinks, is to stir, to poke; and prod, according to nearly all the ...
The Queen was ever at his elbow to pricke and proke him forward. ..."
2. D. Dinkelspiel: His Gonversationings by George Vere Hobart (1900)
"... round Shirkey proke your civil-service vertebrae und you proke ... und den
Shirkey proke your telephone connection und you gafe him a left hook on der ..."
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